Stanley V. Zaleski

Stanley was the loving husband of Florence (Pilutkiewicz) Zaleski. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on June 10.

He was born in South Amboy, N.J., on April 19, 1929, and was the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Labanski) Zaleski.

Stanley had worked as a butcher for A&P Supermarkets in New Jersey for 38 years until retiring.

He served our county with dedication and courage in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Stanley was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert.

Stanley also was a member of Knights of Columbus Msgr. Connell McHugh Council 7141 in Brodheadsville and Knights of Columbus Father Butler Assembly 980 in Stroudsburg.

We have been blessed with the presence of Stanley in our lives. He will be deeply missed by his wife, Florence, and his daughters: Judy Donahue and her husband, John, of Edison, N.J. and Joanne Doerbecker and her husband, Christopher, of Saylorsburg. He was the loving "Pop-Pop" to his four grandchildren: Tarra Zaleski of Saylorsburg, Thomas Zaleski of Maine, and Meaghan and Makayla Doerbecker, both of Saylorsburg.

Stanley was preceded in death by his son, Thomas J. Zaleski, in 2010.

Family and friends are welcome to offer their condolences from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., with the Knights of Columbus and vigil prayers during the evening hours Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Donald N. Gower Funeral Home, Route 209, Gilbert. An additional viewing will be held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert. Stanley will be interred at Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg.